The Hulk spots and chases an unidentified green-haired woman, believing her to be his love Jarella. In fact, it is Lorna Dane of the X-Men, en route to reunite with Alex Summers - Havok. As a result, Lorna's mistaken identity causes the rampant abilities of the Hulk and Havok to clash.

RikerDonegalNovember 27, 2016This is a great comic. Comes up with a good reason for the Hulk to slug it out with Havok, and makes the resulting fight actually mean something to the X-Man.
Opens directly after the previous story, putting the Hulk up against the army right away. Also shows him being clever, getting away from them.
Hulk's displays of strength are cool. Going up against the army, some bikers and - a mountain.
The Betty/Jarella triangle finally comes to fruition, too.
10/10

I haven't been reading Hulk and I must say I don't feel I'm missing anything. Havok and Lorna were the best thing about this issue. And seeing Havok start controlling his power was pretty impressive. I do like how Lorna's hair is much greener than in the X-Men titles.

The art here may be the best this duo has rendered to date (I said that last issue, too!!). These guys will never achieve top billing, but there is something very moving in this art work. The story and plot are even more impressive. Maybe Stan going back to writing (not very good writing from Stan, of late) has allowed the hired guys to turn in some darn fine work. The pace here is is captivating, with the guest stars making it even better. Even the coloring is on point. I loved this! (4)

Not really a plug, the return of the X-Men is still about 4 years away. But it was still a nice reminder that they're still out there.
And I absolutely loved Hulk picking up that mountainside. It's been rare so far that we're really shown how strong Hulk is, besides punching tanks.

The US Congress works very strangely in 616. You have a senator debating a representative and a congressional hearing without any witnesses testifying. Is it bad that I was more interested in Bizarro Congress than in this forgettable story?

This got an extra star for Betty getting absolutely ruined at the end. At least all the other female characters so far have had some point where they were useful - even Patsy! But no, not Betty Ross, she just whines about how much she loves Bruce while hanging off Doc Samson's arm.

This was an impressive effort by the creative team. I liked the way this advanced the overall narrative; something that's been all too rare in the majority of titles in the Order in the early 1970s. Ramifications like this, when done properly, can be a source of new and fresh stories that keep the book alive and vibrant.

I agree with everyone about the bunker being destroyed a little too quickly. @leisch: two issues ago you wanted to see Congress arguing about the Hulk; you just got your wish, my friend. Of course, you can't fully blame the Army here; blame the contractors that thought ordinary concrete and metal were enough to keep a big green rage monster cooped up.

Havok and Polaris were also excellent in this issue. Who knew that Havok would have such character development in an issue of the Hulk? Hopefully this is followed-up on. But Lorna? I know she's not real experienced in super-powered combat, but girl? Those bikes are metal. What is your mutant power? Magnetism. Is any of this getting through?

4 stars. Especially that last page; devastating to Betty. But I guess that's what she gets for playing three different guys.

Thus far in the order, we've seen some impressive levels of overconfidence: The Wizard going after the FF alone, after Crystal whipped the collective butts of the Frightful Four; The Circus of Crime attacking the Ant-Man/Wasp Wedding; Leapfrog...just leapfrog. After this issue, we need to add to the list Ol' Viking from the cover of this book.

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